APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

People 1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

FINANCIALS: Results show revenue on the rise for Cpl Resources

Irish recruiter Cpl Resources has seen revenue increase 15% year-on-year, according to results for the year to 30 June 2018.

Financials 11 September 2018

tml Partners launches CMOconsultancy to meet fractional CMO demand in the UK

Senior marketing staffing specialist tml Partners has launched CMOconsultancy.

Marketing, Interim recruitment 10 September 2018

Modern slavery victims rescued in GLAA operation in Cambridgeshire

Potential modern day slavery victims have been rescued following a multi-agency operation carried out in Cambridgeshire late last week.

Legislation 10 September 2018

FINANCIALS: Korn Ferry sees rise in fee revenue

Global executive search firm Korn Ferry has seen fee revenue rise 16% on the same period last year, according to results for the first quarter of their financial year.

FinancialsExecutive search 10 September 2018

Sign carrying refugee jobseeker starts new job today

Mohamed Elbarkey, the former refugee who stood outside Canary Wharf station this summer seeking work, has landed a job.

10 September 2018

Student seeks staff to help her through university

The daughter of an Indian billionaire is recruiting for 12 staff to help her through university.

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 SEPTEMBER 2018

This week’s appointments include: AMS, Astute Technical Recruitment, Eames Consulting Group, Health eCareers, Next Ventures, Osborne Clarke, OutRight Action International, Retail Executives, TeamJobs

PeopleRetail, Engineering 10 September 2018

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 10-14 SEPTEMBER 2018

This week’s contracts and deals include: Amrop, Apex Recruitment, BBR Services, Green Park, Matrix Interim, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council, Phaidon International, Rare Recruitment, Solace in Business, Star Placement, WhiteHat

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 SEPTEMBER 2018

This week’s launches include: Boston College, E1EW, GetaGraduateJob.com, GLAA, Graduate Fasttrack, PGC, Recruit Venture Group

Inquest opens into agency locum doctor’s death

An inquest has been opened into the death of an agency locum doctor found dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (pictured) in Birmingham.

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 7 September 2018

GLAA arrest three suspected of human labour abuses in Derbyshire

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has arrested a man and two women on suspicion of human trafficking offences in Derbyshire.

Legislation 7 September 2018

Industry slams shelving of self-employed tax cut by government

The government has announced it will no longer proceed with a planned tax cut for the UK’s self-employed.

Legislation 7 September 2018

Sharp rise in perm staff placements, finds Report on Jobs

Permanent placements have risen at their fastest rate for five months, according to the latest Markit/Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) ‘Report on Jobs’.

Retail, IT/Telecoms 7 September 2018

Staffline helps M&S recruit seasonal workers for distribution centre

Marks & Spencer is recruiting for an additional 1,000 seasonal workers at its distribution centre in Castle Donington, North Leicestershire.

Retail, Transport & logistics 7 September 2018

Sell candidates the personal experience, not company history

Recruiters should resist inundating candidates with information about their company and focus on what it’s like for employees working there, delegates at global research and advisory firm Gartner’s ReimagineHR Summit 2018 have been told.

6 September 2018

Government plans for fruit and veg workers slammed

A government initiative to enable fruit and vegetable growers to recruit non-EU migrants as seasonal workers post-Brexit has been slammed as “too little, too late”.

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